The antique hotel still has a jail in the basement, though the cockfighting ring is long gone.

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

The obelisk meant to mark the founding father's grave at Monticello is actually on the University of Missouri campus.

Two Ming Dynasty lion statues guard the entrance to the journalism school.

The iconic remains of the original Academic Hall that burned down in 1892.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.

Fake rail crossings mark the site of an influential doctor's demise.

Half of a house.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

Prone to disastrous fires, the city of San Francisco has the Guardian, a fireboat gifted by residents, to watch over them from the bay.

A classic advertising icon immortalized in regal bronze.

A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

An easy-to-miss garden in Boston's North End honors the mother of JFK and others who lost children in WWII.

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle's uniquely modern Central Library.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.